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Florida Care Center Runs Afoul of Medicare Hospice Eligibility Rules

The Medicare and Medicaid system is administered through the payment of invoices submitted by healthcare providers. When submitting a claim to a government healthcare agency, it must be an honest amount for services actually rendered. The patient care cannot be the result of an unlawful kickback scheme and all care […]

Federal Court Considers Bank of America’s Motion to Dismiss in Mortgage Insurance Fraud

Bank of America is facing yet another potential whistleblower lawsuit, and recently motioned the federal district court in California to dismiss the case. Many of Bank of America’s struggles stem from the 2008 economic crisis caused by the housing bubble burst. At the center of it all, along with a […]

Abbott Laboratories Settles Yet Another Set of False Claims Act Allegations

Abbott Laboratories is a well-known, repeat offender of rules and regulations enforced by the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The FCA prohibits those in the medical industry from submitting claims to any government healthcare agency if those claims were derived improperly. Improper claims could include those from patients retained through […]

Atlanta-Based Mortgage Loan Fraud Case Finally Settles After Seven Years

The ripple effect of the 2008  housing bubble burst continues to reveal the true gravity of the extent to which mortgage lenders were involved in fraudulent dealings with borrowers and the government. Mortgage loan fraud is an enormous problem, hurting the poor and the braoder economy.  The False Claims Act […]

Federal Judge Forces Parties in Nine-Year Military Contractor Fraud Case to Move Forward

In some cases involving the False Claims Act (“FCA”), extensive discovery requests, procedural strategy and legal maneuvering cause unnecessary delays often resulting in years of litigation. While this is not necessarily the norm in every FCA case, it was certainly true in the government’s FCA case against Science International Applications […]